Etymologies

Examples

And then there's ferns and hostas and things that give you the idea of lushness and shade and water, and then we've added irises and calla lilies and things of that sort that actually have their -- as we say -- their feet in the water, that like being in wet soil.

Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story" received a reading of rare perception and tonal luster, with a string-heavy balance of almost Ravelian lushness in "Somewhere" and a bracing treatment of the Varese-like riot of percussion in the "Mambo."